This series contains the files of the School of Natural Resources which cover the period from 1955-2000, and are organized into two sub-series: Subject Files and File Management System. The Subject Files sub-series is arranged alphabetically by folder title and then chronologically within each folder. The second sub-series, File Management System, is divided into two different filing numeral management groups. Materials in this series include annual reports, clippings, correspondence, meeting minutes, memoranda, newsletters, organizational charts, publications, reports, and research proposals. Blueprints and photographs can also be found in this series.

Majority of the files in the first sub-series, Subject Files, pertain to the College of Forest and Recreation. Information regarding the Belle W. Baruch Foundation and the Belle W. Baruch Forest Science Institute are also kept in this sub-series. Moreover, numerous memoranda of understanding with various entities, such as foreign countries, the United States government and the Belle W. Baruch Foundation, can be found in here. In addition, materials relating to the Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, the governmental restructuring of the South Carolina Forestry Commission, the McIntire-Stennis research programs, Partners in Economic Progress and biotechnology are filed in this sub-series. Finally, there are files containing facts on the College of Forestry and Recreation Resources, the Department of Forestry, and the Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management.

The second sub-series, File Management System, is divided into two groups because they do not correspond with each other and are arranged by different numbering systems. No instruction manuals exist for either set. In the first group, a five- or six-digit number was assigned to the material when received by staff members. A label was placed on the back of the material in the upper left corner. Information on the label included the receiving and posting dates, the names of the individuals who received it and from whom, the names of the persons to whom the materials were routed, and the subjects of the material. There are listings for the first group of folders but they do not correspond with all of the labels. In the second group, the same numbering system used for the first group continued to be used briefly but the organization switched over to a new numbering system. In the new numbering system, staff members assigned a 94 along with a three- or four-digit number to the received material. A label was placed on the back of the material in the upper left corner. Information on the label included the names of the persons who sent the material, received it, and got a copy of it, as well as the subjects of the material, and the receiving and posting dates. Materials in both groups include correspondence, memoranda, meeting minutes, newsletters, and reports. Information relating to the Agri-Biotech Initiative, the Nature Conservancy of South Carolina and the South Carolina Forestry Commission can be found in this sub-series. In addition, correspondence from George B. Hartzog, Jr. in regard to the Hartzog Lecture Series are filed here as well.

Prominent correspondents found in this series include Milton B. Wise, Vice President and Vice Provost for Agriculture and Natural Resources, and Benton H. Box, Dean of the College of Forest and Recreation Resources.